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Durkan criticises refusal to show parking fine leniency
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says he is disappointed Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd has declined to lengthen the 50% discount window for parking Penalty Charge Notices. Durkan had proposed extending it from 14 days to six weeks to ease cost-of-living pressures, and urges caretaker ministers…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Infrastructure Minister rejects extended parking fine discount period proposal Original release: Durkan criticises refusal to show parking fine leniency (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew requests urgent meeting over emergency surgical services at Enniskillen Hospital
Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew says she has written to the Western Trust's chief executive seeking an urgent meeting over worries about emergency surgery provision at Enniskillen Hospital, after raising the issue with Health Minister Robin Swann last month.
Health Issue: Enniskillen Hospital emergency surgery concerns raised with Western Trust Original release: Gildernew requests urgent meeting over emergency surgical services at Enniskillen Hospital (opens in a new tab)
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Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom must be restored
DUP peer Lord Dodds of Duncairn, speaking in the Lords 2nd reading debate on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, says the Protocol removes democratic control over Northern Ireland's laws and undermines the Belfast Agreement, and argues it breaches international law on political participation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill second reading in the House of Lords Original release: Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom must be restored (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to support businesses and protect jobs – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald calls for the Executive to be restored to support businesses and protect jobs, citing Ulster Bank's monthly outlook on rising costs and NISRA figures showing a fall in payroll employees. She blames the British government and the DUP's boycott for blocking support.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: Executive needed to support businesses and protect jobs – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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O’Dowd slashes road maintenance budget but increases cycle path spend
TUV leader Jim Allister says Infrastructure Minister O'Dowd has halved the 2022/23 road maintenance budget in Northern Division to £15m while raising cycle path spending, including £1.9m for a Coleraine Ring Road cycle path. He calls for the priorities to be reviewed.
Infrastructure and transport Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Division road maintenance budget cut and cycle path spending Original release: O’Dowd slashes road maintenance budget but increases cycle path spend (opens in a new tab)
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‘Executive needed now to support mother and babies’ – Flynn
Sinn Féin MLA Órlaithí Flynn calls for an Executive to be formed immediately to fund a specialised mother and baby unit for women facing severe mental illness during or after pregnancy. She says the party is ready to form one now and back a three-year health budget.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Campaign for specialised mother and baby mental health unit Original release: ‘Executive needed now to support mother and babies’ – Flynn (opens in a new tab)
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Leaders Key Note Speech Aontú Ard Fheis 2022
Aontú expresses solidarity with the people of Cresslough after a tragic weekend, thanks volunteers for organising the Ard Fheis, highlights 55,000 votes and 1,300 new members, condemns the abortion law and cost‑of‑living crisis, and calls for a compassionate society that protects vulnerable children
Economy and employment Health Issue: Creeslough, Co Donegal tragedy with ten deaths Original release: Leaders Key Note Speech Aontú Ard Fheis 2022 (opens in a new tab)
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Regional Mental Health Service welcome, but long-term funding guarantees still essential, says Bradshaw
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw welcomes the launch of a Regional Mental Health Service but says the absence of an Executive leaves long‑term funding for the wider Mental Health Strategy uncertain and urges swift action.
Health Issue: Regional Mental Health Service announcement Original release: Regional Mental Health Service welcome, but long-term funding guarantees still essential, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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DUP should end cruel and shameful boycott of the Executive – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane urges the DUP to drop its refusal to join the Executive, after the party confirmed at its conference that it will keep boycotting the institutions amid cost-of-living pressures and health waiting lists.
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: DUP conference confirmation of continued Executive boycott Original release: DUP should end cruel and shameful boycott of the Executive – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Conference 2022 - Leader's Speech
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, speaking at the 2022 Annual Conference, expresses sympathy for families bereaved and people injured in the Cresslough explosion in Donegal, and sets out a vision for unionism built on support for the Union across the community.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: DUP Conference 2022 - Leader's Speech (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Conference 2022 - Gordon Lyons MLA - Director of Elections
DUP Director of Elections Gordon Lyons MLA, speaking at the 2022 DUP Annual Conference, says the party will stay ready for upcoming elections and lists DUP-secured funding, including a £165 million broadband scheme and £1 billion from the Confidence and Supply Agreement. He also attacks Sinn…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: DUP Conference 2022 - Gordon Lyons MLA - Director of Elections (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Conference 2022 - Stephen Dunne MLA
DUP MLA Stephen Dunne, addressing the 2022 DUP Annual Conference as North Down MLA, says the party offers grassroots representation and backs the Union, and argues Westminster is best placed to protect households facing soaring bills.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: DUP Conference 2022 - Stephen Dunne MLA (opens in a new tab)
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Conference Welcome - Lord Morrow
Other Constitutional affairs Original release: Conference Welcome - Lord Morrow (opens in a new tab)
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Talks that don’t address the sovereignty grab of the Protocol can’t deliver
TUV leader Jim Allister says technical talks on the Protocol cannot deliver the sovereignty change unionists need, because the EU's negotiating mandate has not changed. He calls for full removal of Protocol checks and warns against giving up the refusal to operate Stormont institutions.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Resumption of UK-EU talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Talks that don’t address the sovereignty grab of the Protocol can’t deliver (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to support businesses struggling with soaring costs – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald urges the restoration of the Executive, citing the CBI Chair's warning about lost opportunities and rising costs, and calls on the DUP to work with Sinn Féin to restore it.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: CBI annual lunch remarks on Executive restoration and costs Original release: Executive needed to support businesses struggling with soaring costs – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Restoring Executive must be priority for Irish and British governments – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy urges the Irish and British governments to make restoring the Executive and Assembly their top priority, following a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting. He says ministers are needed now to address cost-of-living pressures and hospital waiting lists.
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting on restoring Executive Original release: Restoring Executive must be priority for Irish and British governments – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú is Emerging as a Clear Alternative to the Political Establishment – Tóibín
Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín says the party is emerging as a clear alternative to the political establishment ahead of its first in-person Ard Fheis, citing membership growth, poll ratings and criticism of the Government and DUP over housing, health, energy and Stormont.
Other Health Issue: Aontú first in-person Ard Fheis Original release: Aontú is Emerging as a Clear Alternative to the Political Establishment – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
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Varadkar’s hard border comments challenged
DUP MP Gregory Campbell challenges Tánaiste Leo Varadkar over his claim there is no hard border, saying he should apologise for past suggestions of soldiers at border checkpoints. Campbell cites differences in tax rates, education, currency and health funding between the Republic and Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Varadkar comments on no hard border between north and south Original release: Varadkar’s hard border comments challenged (opens in a new tab)
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Executive needed to tackle cost of living and make progress on renewables – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says an Executive must be restored immediately to address the cost-of-living crisis and budget for health and public services, while pushing renewable energy development at the Renewable NI conference.
Economy and employment Environment and climate Original release: Executive needed to tackle cost of living and make progress on renewables – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Leader presses Secretary of State on Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister says he met Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris at his Ballymena office to press for clarity on the UK government's Protocol intentions. He says the Protocol must be resolved as a sovereignty issue rather than through further talks with the EU, and that he will not…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: TUV Leader presses Secretary of State on Protocol (opens in a new tab)